Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineers, Inc. (N&W), with its subconsultant Past Forward Architecture (PFA), is assisting Comcast Spectra in its efforts to refurbish and preserve the Adrian Phillips Ballroom at historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Ballroom is housed in historic Boardwalk Hall (formerly the Atlantic City Convention Hall), a monumental 1929 structure that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, designated as a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service, and also designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The building is detailed in the Lombard Romanesque style, with elements of Neo-Assyrian décor throughout.
The N&W / PFA team has currently prepared a Schematic Design Report that describes and summarizes existing conditions within the ballroom and identifies design and historic preservation issues related to proposed improvements and repairs. The preparation of this document is the first of a phased series of tasks that also includes archival research into the history of ballroom as an entertainment and event venue; preparation of an Application for Project Authorization under the New Jersey Register of Historic Places Act; Design Development; and preparation of Construction Documents.